Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-02-19
WASHINGTON.
F0RTY-NINTH CONGRESS.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Feb. I'm the senate tn,
credentials of Francis B. stockbridgc as sen,
tor from Michigan were presented.
Resolutions OF the Kansas legislature fol
the organization Of the territory Of O~klahoms
were presented and referred.
On motion OF Mr.. Hawley the senate voted
to proceed to consideration Of the bill to en-,
courage the manufacture OF steel for modern
army ordnance, armor and other army pur
poses, and to provide heavy ordnance adapt.
ed modern army warfare.
Several amendments reported by the com.
fifttee on coast defenses were agreed to, and
after an explanation of some points Of the
Dill the hill was passed without division.
The senate then took up and passed the
Dill to encourage the manufacture Of steel for
modern naval ordinances, armor shafting and
o,her naval purposes, and to provide heavy
ordnance adapted to modern naval warfare.
This bill Is like the other IN all important
parts except that the gun factory Is To be at
Tie Washington navy yard, and that the
fourth section of the other is omitted.
The senate then proceeded to consideration
OF house bills on the calendar TO which there
was no objection. Twenty bills were passed.
The senate then resumes nsideration Of
Eads' Tchauntepec bill and Mr.. Morgan con.
Guided his speech I'm support of 1t, and, after
executive session, the senate adjourned.
WAsHINGroN, Feb. s.-The following bills
were passed 10y the senate:
To prohibit any officer, agent or servant OF
the government hiring or contracting out the
labor Of prisoners.
The senate bill for securing statistics Of the
extent and value Of vessel fisheries Of the
United States.
The house bill relative 10 the importing and
landing of mackerel caught during the spawn
inA season was taken up.
During the discussion on the bin Mr.. Ed
munds presented a report from the commits
sioner OF fisheries as TO complaints from the
owners Of vessels Of i'll treatment on the
Canada coast, showing siXty-seven cases In
addition TO those reported to the state de-
partment, Ordered printed.
On motion of Mr.. Iioar an amendment was
adopted postponing the period when the bill
Is to take effect from March /, 1857, to
March /, ISSS.
Without disposing Of The bill the senate
went into secret session, and soon ad-
j%ourned.
W~AsHISGToS, Feb. EVERY seat in the
senate gallery, except those reserved for the
diplomatic corps, family Of the president and
ladies Of the Press association, was filed this
morning when the senate was called TO order.
Mrs. Logan and her son, daughter and friends
TO the number OF twenty-five, occupied seats
in the private gallery.
The chaplain, In bis prayer, alluded 10 the
late Senator Logan, asking that those who
turned from the open grave with sympathiZ.
Ing hearts might ever be filled with the spirit
OF him who WAS touched with a feeling OF hu-
man iniiTmities.
WAsHINGToS, d. c., Feb. 10. $500 In the
senate the JOINT resolution OF the
convention OF the general assembly Of lpdi
ana, republican members, protesting against
the validity of be election OF David Durpie
as United States senator, was referred to the
committee on privileges and elections.
The committee on naval affairs reported
back the bill for the purchase of John Eric
sons Destroyer, and it waste ferre p rethe
committee on appropriations.
Among the bills reported from committees
and placed on the calendar was one for the
division Of illinois into judicial districts and
one authorizing the building of a bridge
across the Mississippi az Grand Tower, III.
Plumb gave notice that he would ask the
senate 10 take up and dispose Of the postotlice
appropriation bill.
The senate resumed consideration of the
house bill relating TO the importing and land
Ing OF mackerel caught during the spawning
season.
The blu was then ~passed-yeas "a, nays II.
A committee OF conference WAS ordered,
and Mcssrs. Palmer, Gray and Hale were APP
pointed.
The senate then resumed consideration OF
The Eads Tehuantepec bill, and was addressed
by Mr.. Gibson Ina support Of IT.
Mr.. Hoar also spoke in favor OF the bill,
but before he concluded his speech the senate
adjourned.
The remainder Of the day was spent in culo-
gies on Senator Logan.